8.4 /10 1 Votes8.4
7.7/10 IGN Initial release date 14 October 1999 Developer Square | 4.6/5 Emuparadise Director(s) Koji Sugimoto Programmer(s) Koji Sugimoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre(s) Action role-playing game, platformer Similar Square games, Action role-playing games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Threads of Fate, known in Japan as Dewprism (デュープリズム, Dyūpurizumu), is a 1999 action platform video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. The game was released in Japan on October 14, 1999 and in North America on July 19, 2000, and was re-released on the PlayStation Network as a PSOne Classic in Japan on June 23, 2010 and in North America on April 19, 2011.
Contents
- Threads of fate gameplay psx ps1 ps one hd 720p epsxe
- Gameplay
- Plot
- Manga
- Soundtrack
- PlayStation Network re release
- Reception
- References
Threads of Fate revolves around two characters, Rue and Mint, and their quest for a mystical object known only as "the Relic" that has the power to profoundly alter their lives. The game received favorable reviews and was re-released as part of Square Enix's "Ultimate Hits" label.
Threads of fate gameplay psx ps1 ps one hd 720p epsxe
Gameplay
The game gives the player a choice between Rue, an amnesiac boy who is searching for his missing friend, and Mint, a bratty and hyperactive girl who wants to be a princess and control the world, as they search for the Dewprism, which is an artifact that can grant wishes. Rue's story is more somber and serious, whereas Mint's emphasizes humor. Each character has different attacks and transformations.
Plot
The two protagonists, Rue and Mint, both desire the Dewprism for different reasons; Rue wants to revive his dead friend Claire, while Mint, a princess, wanted to reclaim her right to the throne from her sister Maya.
Manga
A manga based on the game was planned to be made by Ken Akamatsu of Love Hina fame, but the project was scrapped. Many of his character designs would later be redesigned and used in Akamatsu's Negima!: Magister Negi Magi.
Soundtrack
The music of Threads of Fate is composed by Junya Nakano, who has worked on several other games for Square. Hidenori Iwasaki did the score's synthesizer programming. A soundtrack was released in Japan (titled Dewprism OST) and was available via import for several years in other countries. The soundtrack, though discontinued and out of print, was recently given a re-print in August 2006.
The OST has two discs, Disc RUE and Disc MINT, featuring all of the tracks played throughout the game. The tracks are divided between the discs according to which character they fit best. Much of the mellower music is contained on Rue's disc, with a fairly small selection of 'happy' tracks or battle tracks, while Mint's disc contains almost all of the more intrusive tracks, the happier tracks, and several battle themes.
PlayStation Network re-release
On May 4, 2010 Square Enix announced Threads of Fate would be released for PlayStation Network. It was released on June 23, 2010 on the Japanese Store.
On December 29, 2010 Square-Enix announced Threads of Fate would also be released for the PlayStation Network in North America. It was released on April 19, 2011; however, this was one day before the PlayStation Network outage, and thus it was not widely available until June 2, 2011, when the network was restored.
Reception
Threads of Fate received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 34 out of 40.
The game sold over 111,000 copies in Japan by the end of 1999. The game was re-released in 2007 under Square Enix's Legendary Hits label in Japan.